Slater-Watch: Whatever Floats Your GOAT

Whether or not Digweed is currently pondering retirement I’ve no idea, but whenever I think about Phil Taylor and Kelly Slater at the same time — roughly twice a day, to be fair — I am always put in mind of George Smiley’s words in the 2011 adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: “Well, a man should know when to leave the party. ” He probably says it in the novel too, which I’ve not read if I’m being 100% honest.